Real screenshot from our demo test, 26 Oct 2026
Pragmatic PlayReleases 16 Nov 2026UPCOMING
Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 Demo & review
A festive 1000 Big Bass where Santa collects fish in the base game as well as in free spins, and two scatters can open the round from a present box.
Written by Hampus GravePublished 28 Oct 2026
Play money · no sign-up · no deposit
- RTP
- 96.5%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 20,000x
- Grid
- 5x3
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FluxPlays verdict
Our verdict
Yes, if you already like Big Bass free spins and want more going on between them. Santa now collects fish in the base game as well, sometimes carrying a x10, and two scatters can open the round from a present box. The drawback is the familiar one: a round that never reaches its fourth Santa stays at face value, and the dearer buy only adds top-value fish, not Santas.
Who it suits
Play this if…
- You are a Big Bass regular: the familiar x2, x3 and x10 ladder is here, and Santa now works between rounds too
- Dead base spins wear you down: outer-reel Santas collect fish on ordinary spins, and two scatters can open the round from a present box
- You want a fixed price for the feature: both buys start the same free spins, and the Super buy loads more top-value fish
Skip this if…
- You want each bonus to pay by itself: a round with no fourth Santa never leaves face value
- You are after a new kind of free spins: inside the round this is the series' ladder with nothing added
- You like to run the ante and buy as well: switching the ante on turns the buy menu off
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Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000: Full Review
Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 lets Santa fish in the base game, not only in free spins: he lands on reels 1 and 5, collects every fish on screen and can carry an x2, x3 or x10. Pragmatic Play and its Reel Kingdom studio release it on 16 November 2026, and this review is based on the pre-release demo. As a 1000 version it has fish worth up to 1,000x the bet and a 20,000x cap. It suits Big Bass regulars who want the spins between bonuses to do more.
Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 game information
- Provider
- Pragmatic Play
- Studio
- Reel Kingdom
- Release date
- 16 November 2026
- Grid
- 5 x 3 (reels x rows)
- How it pays
- 10 paylines
- RTP
- 96.5%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 20,000x the bet
- Bet range
- $0.10 to $250 (up to $375 with ante)
- Buys and modes
- 2 buys, 1 paid mode, see the table
How Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 works
Ten fixed lines pay from the leftmost reel on a 5x3 grid, and the bauble float tops a short paytable as the only symbol that pays for two of a kind.
| Symbol | Pays for 5 / 4 / 3 at $1 |
|---|---|
| Bauble float | $200 / $20 / $5 (two pay $0.50) |
| Sleigh | $100 / $15 / $3 |
| Fishing rod, tackle box | $50 / $10 / $2 |
| A, K | $10 / $2.50 / $0.20 |
| Q, J, 10 | $5 / $1 / $0.20 |
| Money fish (free spins only) | $20 / $5 / $1 |
The fish are Money symbols. Each takes a fresh value on every spin, from half the bet up to the top value, and in the base game it pays only when Santa collects it. A line of fish pays from the table in free spins alone.
How the features connect:
- Santa, the fisherman wild, cashes in every fish on screen when he lands. In the base game he appears only on reels 1 and 5, and in free spins on any reel.
- Two scatters in the base game drop into one of three present boxes, which can start free spins at random. Three or more start them outright.
- In free spins every fourth Santa adds ten spins and raises the multiplier on fish, up to x10.
- Random extras can drop fish beside a Santa who has none, hook extra Santas or fish onto the reels, or fire a BAZOOKA that changes every symbol but Santa.
- Two buys skip the wait, and an ante bet adds scatters but turns the buys off.
The free spins ladder carries the game. The base-game Santa is what this version adds, and the present boxes give two-scatter spins a second way into the ladder.
How the Santa collect works
Santa substitutes for everything but the scatter, and wherever he lands he collects the value of every fish in view. That second job is what changes the base game: a Santa on reel 1 or 5 beside a fish pays even when no line forms. In base spins he can also land with a random x2, x3 or x10 attached, and the rules publish no figure for how often that happens.
In practice every base spin now asks one question: is Santa on an outer reel? Without him, a screen full of fish pays nothing, however high their values.
Free spins: how they trigger
Three, four or five scatters start 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Two scatters count as well: in the base game they drop into one of three present boxes beside the reels, marked 10, 15 and 20, and at random that drop starts the round with the box's spins. When two land without a third, a hook can also pull a third onto the screen once the spin has stopped.
Base spin 74 of 100 at $1: Congratulations, 10 free spins, with Santa holding a fish beside the award board. FluxPlays demo test, 26 October 2026.
The Santa ladder
Every Santa that lands in the round is counted until it ends, and every fourth one retriggers it. The 10 extra spins are played after the current batch, and fish collected in them pay at a higher multiplier.
| Santas counted | Extra spins | Fish multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10 | x2 |
| 8 | 10 | x3 |
| 12 | 10 | x10 |
After the third retrigger the ladder stops. Our round from base spin 74 climbed one rung: the fourth Santa arrived inside the opening batch and added ten more spins at x2, and the whole round paid $236.00. Until that fourth Santa lands, every fish pays its face value, which is why the ladder is the whole round.
The last of 20 free spins from base spin 74 at $1: the Santa trail lit up to +10 free spins x2, WIN $236.00. FluxPlays demo test, 26 October 2026.
Random extras
Three helpers can fire in free spins, and the rules list base spins as a place they can fire too. When Santas land with no fish, fish can drop in at the end of the spin, or a BAZOOKA can turn every symbol except the Santas into something else. Separately, a hook can drag Santas or fish onto the reels after a spin.
Bonus buy and ante: prices and what you get
Both buys start the same free spins with three to five scatters guaranteed, so the price buys a start, not a better ladder. Super Free Spins changes one thing: fish at the top value land more often. The ante works per spin instead. It raises the stake by half for more scatters on the reels, and the buy menu is switched off while it runs.
Buys and paid modes
Prices at a $1 bet, with our test result
Free Spins
$100
Bonus buy · RTP 96.50%
10, 15 or 20 free spins from 3 to 5 guaranteed scatters
Our testOne round: $19.40 back ($100 in)
Super Free Spins
$410
Bonus buy · RTP 96.50%
The same free spins, with a higher chance of 1000x fish
Our testOne round: $16.70 back ($410 in)
Ante bet
$1.50 a spin
Paid mode, per spin · RTP 96.50%
More scatters on the reels, and the buys are switched off
Our testNot tested
| Option | Price at $1 | Official RTP | What you get | Our test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free SpinsBonus buy | $100 | 96.50% | 10, 15 or 20 free spins from 3 to 5 guaranteed scatters | One round: $19.40 back$100 in |
| Super Free SpinsBonus buy | $410 | 96.50% | The same free spins, with a higher chance of 1000x fish | One round: $16.70 back$410 in |
| Ante betPaid mode, per spin | $1.50 a spin | 96.50% | More scatters on the reels, and the buys are switched off | Not tested |
The ante row has no result because our test method leaves the ante off.
The Buy Feature menu at a $1 base bet before our first spin: Free Spins for $100.00 and Super Free Spins for $410.00. FluxPlays demo test, 26 October 2026.
RTP, volatility and max win
Normal play, the ante and both buys all carry 96.50%, so choosing between them changes how a session feels, not what it returns in theory. Pragmatic rates the game Medium volatility, and its information screen shows no lower RTP version. The cap ends a free spins round the moment its total reaches it, and any spins left are forfeited. By the rules, the route there runs through high-value fish collected on the top rung, where each one counts ten times.
Our Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 demo test
FluxPlays demo test
26 October 2026, demo running 96.50% RTP
Base game spins
100
at $1 per spin
Staked
$100
Paid back
$302.20
302.2% of stake, +$202.20
Winning spins
22 of 100
22% of spins paid something
Biggest win
$236 (236x)
natural free spins retriggered to 20 spins at a x2 fish multiplier; spin 93's round paid $26.00; without the two rounds the base spins returned $40.20
Free spins triggered
2
natural triggers in the session
Played on Pragmatic Play's official pre-release demo before the 16 November 2026 release, in US dollars from a $100,000 demo balance, with all 102 paid rounds matched to the game server's log. The demo opened at $2 and was set to $1 before the first spin; the ante bet stayed off. Free spins triggered naturally twice: spin 74 ($236.00, retriggered to 20 spins at x2) and spin 93 ($26.00), single results. The first 31 spins paid nothing. Both buys returned far less than their price. Totals from the spin log: $610.00 staked, $338.30 returned, in one session from $100,000.00 to $99,728.30. A session this size cannot measure the RTP or the volatility.
Two natural free spins rounds made the session, and only one of them climbed the ladder. Spin 74's round reached the first rung and paid about nine times what spin 93's did, a round that never found its fourth Santa. Between them the base game was slow: nothing paid until spin 32, and more than half of the 22 winning spins returned less than the stake.
The end of the free spins from base spin 74 at $1: Congratulations, You have won $236.00, 236x the bet. FluxPlays demo test, 26 October 2026.
The two buys stayed on the bottom rung as well, ten spins each with no retrigger, and the Super round brought no top-value fish. Each was one round, so it shows how the ladder gates a buy rather than what buys return. A base-game Santa multiplier, a present-box trigger and the random extras did not appear, so those parts of the page come from the rules. A session this short is a snapshot of how the game plays, not a reading of its return.
Our $410 Super Free Spins buy at $1, settled: You have won $16.70 after 10 spins with no retrigger. FluxPlays demo test, 26 October 2026.
Is Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 worth playing?
For a Big Bass player who finds the base game too quiet, yes. For one who wants every free spins round to pay its way, no, because the round still turns on reaching the fourth Santa. The base-game Santa is the part we would play it for: a fish can now pay on an ordinary spin, and two scatters are no longer just a near miss.
Series fans know the free spins already. In Christmas Big Bass Bonanza, the older festive game, Santa collects only in free spins and wins stop at 2,100x. Pick Big Bass Halloween Splash 1000 if you want pumpkin picks that upgrade the free spins before they start. Pick Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 if you would rather have Santa working between bonuses, with the same top fish and the same cap.
In the demo, give the base game a few dozen spins before opening the buy menu. Watching reels 1 and 5 is the quickest way to see what this version changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you trigger free spins in Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000?+
Land three, four or five scatters for 10, 15 or 20 free spins. In the base game two scatters also count: they drop into one of three present boxes, and at random that starts the round with the box's spins. A hook can also pull in a missing third scatter. Our 100 base spins triggered the round twice.
What is the difference between Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 and Christmas Big Bass Bonanza?+
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza is the older festive game, where Santa collects fish only in free spins. Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 lets him collect in the base game too, sometimes with a multiplier, and adds present boxes for two-scatter spins, fish worth far more and a much higher cap. Both climb the same retrigger ladder of x2, x3 and x10.
Can you buy the bonus in Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000, and what does it cost?+
Yes, in two ways. Free Spins costs 100x the bet and Super Free Spins 410x, and both guarantee three to five scatters, with more top-value fish in the Super version. The ante, at 1.5x the bet per spin, adds scatters instead and switches both buys off. Every option carries the same 96.50% RTP.
What is the max win in Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000, and how is it reached?+
20,000x the bet. The biggest pays come from fish collected late in the free spins, after the third retrigger, when every fish counts x10 and a single one can already be worth 1,000x. A round that gets to the cap stops there, and any spins left are lost.
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